Ultraman: I Really Didn't Want to Rule the World

Tiga was prepared and dodged to avoid being knocked away, but he was caught off guard by Gomora's tail and was lashed to the ground.

"Roar!" Gomora rushed over excitedly and stomped on Tiga's face.

Tiga braced his hands on Gomora's feet, and with a flash of crystal above his head, he transformed into a powerful red form. With a forceful push, Gomora lost its balance and fell over.

"Gudun, learn from them, look at how others are doing." Hongtu finished her rant, adding with a touch of sarcasm, "Oh, sorry, I forgot, your arms aren't that long."

Gomora and Tiga clashed, the two strongmen charging and crashing into each other, their punches landing squarely.

"Since you're cooperating so well, I won't hold back." Seeing Gazot lying motionless with his eyes closed, pretending to be a corpse, Hong Tu maliciously stretched out his arm and placed his palm on Gazot's body.

The next moment, red filled his black eyes, and darkness rose from his body like mist.

"Jie" Gazot then sensed the danger, but it was too late.

The dark power that had been binding Gazort was forcibly stripped away, and its resentment seemed to have found an outlet, flowing continuously into Hongtu's body through that palm that was too small for the monster.

The dark ring glowed with an ominous red light, helping Hong Tu purify and transform these energies, which he quickly absorbed.

Gazort was in great pain because his power was forcibly taken away. He struggled and cried out, but he could not shake one of the opponent's hands.

The commotion attracted the attention of Ultraman Tiga and the Victory Team.

But Tiga was held back by Gomora, so Shinjo piloted his plane and flew over here, transmitting this scene to the big screen.

"That person is—because Hong Tu was currently shrouded in dark power, and only a human figure could be seen, the captain recognized him nonetheless, "He's the person in the building when the Kirieloids appeared!"

"It was him?" Lina and Horii remembered after hearing the captain's description.

"Captain, what do we do? It seems like the enemy is consuming the monster's energy!" Shinjo piloted the plane, hovering in the sky.

"Don't attack yet." Megumi stood up and went to the big screen, looking at Gazort's wails and the small figure on the screen.

"Let's take a look." Zongfang also looked at the scene, his expression grave. "It looks really unsettling."

"How cruel." Lina felt a pang of pity as she listened to Gazot's screams from afar.

"It hurts! Gazort! It hurts!"

"No, Gazort, no, food!"

The intermittent child's voice came through the translator, and Horii heard it clearly.

“Gazort, it’s human food,” Horii muttered to himself. “Could it be that the Kirieloids were also eaten before? If so, that’s terrifying. Were they really human?”

Everyone's expression turned serious. If this guess was correct, then they were facing a monster that could hide in the crowd!

"New City, try interrupting him," Captain Megumi ordered decisively.

"Yes!"

Xincheng piloted the plane, circled around, found an angle, and launched the missile.

However, the missile missed its target.

A monster suddenly appeared, and the missile hit the monster, only producing a few sparks.

"This is..." Zong Fang stepped forward, somewhat incredulous.

"Golza!" the captain called out the monster's name.

Although the color has changed and the shape is more ferocious, this is indeed Golza.

Tiga's attention was drawn to Golza, causing him to lose focus during his battle with Gomora, and he was knocked away.

Instead of pressing his advantage, Gomora walked over to Golza.

Tiga struggled to his feet, assumed a fighting stance, and stared at the two monsters, the red light on his chest serving as a death knell.

The dark power on Gazot was completely absorbed, and Red Tea finally stopped devouring him.

Gazort's body had disappeared, and the Lightning People trapped inside its belly were freed, scattering in all directions with their fin-like wings and taking to the sky.

No one paid much attention to this beautiful scene; everyone was focused on the two ferocious monsters and the person shrouded in darkness standing on Gomora's head.

"These monsters...they belong to that person?" Lina found it unbelievable that monsters could be controlled by someone. Were the previous monsters also...?

However, Hong Tu had no intention of speaking to them. Instead, he made a wicked and dashing entrance, showed his face, and then had a hearty meal. Satisfied, Hong Tu prepared to leave.

Hong Tu turned around, and her figure gradually disappeared.

"Wait a minute!" Tiga took two steps forward, trying to stop him, but Hong Tu ignored him.

As the red tea disappeared, the two monsters each roared at Tiga before vanishing as well.

Upon seeing this, Tiga paused for a moment, then flew into the sky and left.

"That person," Megumi Kijima clenched her index finger, recalling the scene just now, "who exactly is that person, and what is his purpose?"

All members of the Victory Team returned to base; they still had a lot to deal with after the events of the day.

Daigo sat on the plane, recalling what Ultraman Tiga had seen.

Pure, intense darkness, and two monsters linked to that darkness.

That person wasn't an enemy; at least, he wasn't hostile towards him.

Even when Gomora fought him, he didn't seem to intend to kill him; it was as if he just wanted to have a fight.

"Who exactly are you?" Daigo pulled out his Spark Lens. "Why did you fall into darkness?"

"For now, headquarters will refer to this person as Neg. These two monsters are Flame Golza and Gomora." Captain Megumi relayed the headquarters' decision to the others.

"Neg," Horii murmured the name, "Does it mean 'darkness' in Latin?"

"Furthermore, we still have no way of determining whether this person is friend or foe," the captain continued.

“He has summoned monsters multiple times,” Munakata said thoughtfully. “Besides Flame Golza and Gomora, we cannot confirm whether he has any other monsters.”

“I think,” Daigo said weakly, his tone softening as he noticed everyone looking at him, “he might not be an enemy.”

"Look, he summoned monsters to help Tiga before, didn't he?"

The group thought for a moment.

When Gomora first appeared, it didn't seem that powerful, and it was quickly defeated by Tiga.

The second time, he helped Tiga defeat the Kirieloids.

And then there's this time. The opponent has more than one monster, but they didn't take the opportunity to deal with Tiga. It seems that the monsters they summoned were only to restrain Tiga and them, so that they could devour the monsters.

"What about Golza?" Munakata thought of Golza. "Isn't it the same monster?"

"What exactly does he want to do by devouring monsters?" Horii also asked.

“That doesn’t necessarily mean he’s harmless. You’ve all seen it yourself.” Captain Megumi was even more cautious about this matter. “Gazort grew to such a large size by devouring its own kind. So it’s hard to guarantee that he can remain benevolent after devouring these monsters.”

"Furthermore, we cannot be certain whether some of the monsters were deliberately released by him," Zongfang added.

"But..." Daigo opened his mouth, but ultimately didn't say anything more.

He believed what Tiga saw, but these were clearly not grounds for justification.

Chapter 12 The Otherworldly Witch

TPC is still analyzing the intention behind the appearance of Red Tea.

Hong Tu, feeling a bit full, went home early. After all, the building had been destroyed because of the monster, and she couldn't work anymore.

With Tongye not home, Hongtu lazily sprawled on the sofa, not wanting to move at all.

Gazot's dark power was alright, but he had an overwhelming amount of resentment, probably encompassing the resentment of an entire race. Hong Tu was also a little unaccustomed to eating so much at once.

Fortunately, darkness is always very tolerant, and he still ate it. Although there were a lot of impurities, he was able to completely transform and absorb it after a period of time.

Hong Tu quite likes this characteristic of darkness: its power grows rapidly. As long as one dares to absorb it, the power can increase quickly. Unlike the power of light, which requires various explosive power-ups.

Kirino didn't return until the morning of the next day. Through the window, Hongtu saw him get out of a black car.

So, Kirino pushed open the door and saw Hong Tu leaning against the back of the sofa, greeting him in a good mood.

"You're back!"

"I'm back." After a pause, Kirino changed his shoes and went inside.

"Would you like something to eat?" Hong Tu asked, noticing the person sitting on the other sofa, their face showing undisguised exhaustion. "Or perhaps you should rest for a bit first?"

"What exactly do you want?" Kirino asked, seemingly unrelated to the question, his expression more serious than ever before.

Hong Tu composed herself, her dark eyes fixed on him. After a long while, she suddenly laughed, as if to say, "You've finally asked." "I want light."

On the young man's handsome face, a rare genuine smile appeared. It was not a sinister smile, nor a professional one, but a true smile from the bottom of his heart.

"You want Tiga?" Kirino subconsciously equated light with Tiga.

Hong Tu simply shook his head: "I have no intention of being enemies with Ultraman Tiga."

Kirino didn't quite understand what he meant, but in the end she didn't ask any further: "Remember what you said."

Hong Tu didn't say anything more, and instead went back to her room.

As soon as he returned to his room, he took out the restless Dark Ring.

The red ring flashed incessantly, and the entire ring vibrated continuously.

"!"

"Relax, relax, how could I possibly abandon you?"

"!!"

"Okay, okay, I won't look for other little vixens."

"!!!"

"Yes, yes, they don't think much of me. I was just curious, I absolutely had no intention of betraying you."

"!!!"

"Hey, cheating is going too far. Where did you learn that from?"

"!!!"

"Watch less of those romance dramas," Hong Tu comforted the agitated Dark Ring, both amused and exasperated. "Who introduced you to all this nonsense?"